Of course it is played "over the top" - but then, that was the whole premise of screenplay and later the stage play. Leave it to Mel Brooks to come up with a production of that type.
Actually, the combination action systems on most theatre and church organs in the first half of the 20th Century were operated by PRESSURIZED air, rather than vacuum action. Wind is a plentiful resource in a pipe organ, and so it was put to work to be the motive force for most of the electro-mechanical functions.
@diaphoneman You're right, I think Audino's had the wrong idea. I've since gotten on the maintenance crew of the 4/23 in Rochester that Ortloff here learned on, it IS all pressure - and it's pretty amazing how they cram all those metal tubes into the console all running to servos (2 per stop), talk about 10# of crap in a 5# bag! There's hardly any room left inside a console for the dust! :D To just say these things are really amazing machines is still an understatement.
First time I've seen anything like this! Amazing machine! Would hate to think how many pieces go together to make all those different sounds, combinations and so on. Great video!
@mikeMBW Interesting point you make. Nowadays they have the microprocessor to control the capture systems making them ever more reliable, versatile and easy to program. Back in the 20's when they were building these instruments, I don't even know if the vacuum tube was out yet let alone any kind of electronics. I can't imagine the complexity of wiring and electro-mechanical relays it took to do the same job then. These are like a very complex, manual "machine".
@flyurway In some cases I much prefer the manual / mechanical over automated. There's a kind of..... magic to something mechanical producing sounds, lights and so on by comparison to a computer.
@mikeMBW The sound is the same, I'm not talking about computers producing sounds. I'm talking about the computerized capture system (pistons) used to control the registration - selection/changing of stops. Thanks to the microprocessor it is far more reliable and user-friendly than in the old days. My point was that it was amazing that they could even do it at all in the first place given the limited technology of the day. The organ still plays the same, the pistons are just more reliable.
@flyurway In the 20's, the capture systems were often operated by a vacuum system. You would hold in the desired piston while selecting the stops, then release the piston and it was set. It would usually make a small hiss and take half a second for the vacuum system to "suck" the stops into their new positions.
@Audinos You don't say. I never even gave that a second thought but it does make perfect sense. I kept imagining this complex array of wiring, relays, switches, etc., (during the dawn of electrification of buildings) and I know it came along later, but it does make sense that earlier it would really be a complex array of vacuum lines, vacuum relays, vacuum switching, etc.! I always admire how they made use in the day of a limited technology (by todays' standard).
@mikeMBW Welcome to the world of theatre organs! Do remember that all you saw here was the console (or key desk) -- it's not even the organ! The organ consists of the thousands of pipes, the pneumatic valves, the "relay" that interconnects the console and the pipes, the wind chests, resonators, the enormous 'blower', etc.! I hope that some day you get invited to a tour of a pipe organ's 'chambers' where all these components live. You will be literally 'blown away'! :)
You need to visit as guest organist at the Riviera Theatre in Beautiful North Tonawanda New York! (The HOME of these magnificant instruments!) If interested, contact me for "contact" info! Super JOB!
Well there is a wealth of comments that I agree with, but I must say that I totally missed the herniated pauses interjected into the pulse of the music when stops are changed. Did you miss that lesson? Well I have to say I am extremely glad that you did. Fine musicianship and technique. I look forward to hearing and seeing more. Bob
Not pushing the cresendo. Just has his foot on the expression. You can clearly see the crosendo pedal on the right and its never touched. Its just volume increasing. It appears there may be 2nd touch on the manual he's using. He also adds a major 7th chord.
Not pushing the cresendo. Just has his foot on the expression. You can clearly see the crosendo pedal on the right and its never touched. Its just volume increasing. It appears there may be 2nd touch on the manual he's using. He also adds a major 7th chord.
Not pushing the cresendo. Just has his foot on the expression. You can clearly see the crosendo pedal on the right and its never touched. Its just volume increasing.
Excellent performance of a great tune. Well done. I started work on "The Producers" numbers myself recently after buying the book a couple of years ago then shying away from it. I think most of the numbers from the show are excellent for theatre organ work.
I am certain I will never achieve your excellent standard.
You also seem extremely familiar with that organ and it shows in your playing confidence and ability to place feet and hands all over the place at exactly the right time.
Great orchestration, great registration, great dexterity in playing. Superb. You have really made the instrument live up to its name as an Unit Orchestra!
Great use of the organ on an ideally theatrical tune from the Mel Brooks tour de farce The Producers. You can almost see the pretzel bustiers onstage and the dropped jaws in the audience. Its the closest moment in the play to the con men getting away with their scam, just before it all goes bad for them. Nice evocation of the overhead/June Taylor dancers at about 3:00.
Next stop - the slammer for "Prisoners Of Love". Congratulations you now own 110%... Great job!
ive been waiting for someone to make a theater organ rendition of this song. I was actually looking online last night for this lol how funny that youd post it today lol. I'm just waiting... you should do a whole medley of music from the producers it would be great.
Can you learn this to me master?
zantetsuken1986 2 days ago
Of course it is played "over the top" - but then, that was the whole premise of screenplay and later the stage play. Leave it to Mel Brooks to come up with a production of that type.
kegginstructure 1 week ago
Bravo! yeah, nice rendition. excellent use of registration. and you so captured the feel of the song. Very nice.
fathillboy 2 weeks ago
Amazing performance!
LOVE IT!
MultiMartiniman 1 month ago
At first i thought, WHY is he playing THIS?? (of all things) - However i love his playing. Now let's hear,, "At Dawning".
UncleLouie867 1 month ago
Bravo!
tinuswille 2 months ago
Jon, you're great !
julorg 3 months ago
hahaha great
PoofDuddy 3 months ago
Me amazed
drepalla 4 months ago
Awesome arrangement!
MoviePalacesf 4 months ago
Bloody wonderful!
MasterIsh91 5 months ago
Excellent - made me smile listening and marvelling at the ability of the organist. Great. Thanks for uploading.
joeslaughter01 5 months ago
Holy hell
justinlovespastry 5 months ago
Actually, the combination action systems on most theatre and church organs in the first half of the 20th Century were operated by PRESSURIZED air, rather than vacuum action. Wind is a plentiful resource in a pipe organ, and so it was put to work to be the motive force for most of the electro-mechanical functions.
diaphoneman 6 months ago
@diaphoneman You're right, I think Audino's had the wrong idea. I've since gotten on the maintenance crew of the 4/23 in Rochester that Ortloff here learned on, it IS all pressure - and it's pretty amazing how they cram all those metal tubes into the console all running to servos (2 per stop), talk about 10# of crap in a 5# bag! There's hardly any room left inside a console for the dust! :D To just say these things are really amazing machines is still an understatement.
flyurway 1 month ago
Brilliant performance. From the Registration to the Style, absolutely nailed it mate. All the best!
csuk73 7 months ago
That is amazing. The different sounds and notes..............perfect recording!!!!! Glad the camera was on a tripod.... NICE\
iamnaughty123 8 months ago
That is amazing. The different sounds and notes..............
iamnaughty123 8 months ago
@66enic66 Listen? Heck, I can't get enough of WATCHING, lol! Fascinating how he plays the registration as much as the keys!
flyurway 8 months ago
First time I've seen anything like this! Amazing machine! Would hate to think how many pieces go together to make all those different sounds, combinations and so on. Great video!
mikeMBW 1 year ago 7
@mikeMBW Interesting point you make. Nowadays they have the microprocessor to control the capture systems making them ever more reliable, versatile and easy to program. Back in the 20's when they were building these instruments, I don't even know if the vacuum tube was out yet let alone any kind of electronics. I can't imagine the complexity of wiring and electro-mechanical relays it took to do the same job then. These are like a very complex, manual "machine".
flyurway 9 months ago
@flyurway In some cases I much prefer the manual / mechanical over automated. There's a kind of..... magic to something mechanical producing sounds, lights and so on by comparison to a computer.
mikeMBW 9 months ago
@mikeMBW The sound is the same, I'm not talking about computers producing sounds. I'm talking about the computerized capture system (pistons) used to control the registration - selection/changing of stops. Thanks to the microprocessor it is far more reliable and user-friendly than in the old days. My point was that it was amazing that they could even do it at all in the first place given the limited technology of the day. The organ still plays the same, the pistons are just more reliable.
flyurway 8 months ago
@flyurway Ah yes, sorry about that, I understand what you mean now :-)
mikeMBW 8 months ago
@flyurway In the 20's, the capture systems were often operated by a vacuum system. You would hold in the desired piston while selecting the stops, then release the piston and it was set. It would usually make a small hiss and take half a second for the vacuum system to "suck" the stops into their new positions.
Audinos 6 months ago
@Audinos You don't say. I never even gave that a second thought but it does make perfect sense. I kept imagining this complex array of wiring, relays, switches, etc., (during the dawn of electrification of buildings) and I know it came along later, but it does make sense that earlier it would really be a complex array of vacuum lines, vacuum relays, vacuum switching, etc.! I always admire how they made use in the day of a limited technology (by todays' standard).
flyurway 6 months ago
@mikeMBW Welcome to the world of theatre organs! Do remember that all you saw here was the console (or key desk) -- it's not even the organ! The organ consists of the thousands of pipes, the pneumatic valves, the "relay" that interconnects the console and the pipes, the wind chests, resonators, the enormous 'blower', etc.! I hope that some day you get invited to a tour of a pipe organ's 'chambers' where all these components live. You will be literally 'blown away'! :)
califdon 4 months ago
You need to visit as guest organist at the Riviera Theatre in Beautiful North Tonawanda New York! (The HOME of these magnificant instruments!) If interested, contact me for "contact" info! Super JOB!
EHC45 1 year ago
Bravo!!!
fgherman 1 year ago
what is the opus number for this console? if anyone knows please let me know
thanks Beautiful.
Marshall7302 1 year ago
Fantastic! Not another like him.
Duurrk22 1 year ago
fabulos!!!!!!!!!!!!!
liamblackere 1 year ago
Awesome! Great! Thanks!
arkaisk2 1 year ago
beautiful! amazing , dynamic, a compliment to the organ comunity. awesome!
theguyMS 1 year ago
Most enjoyable! What theatre or location please? Definitely a "mighty" WurliTzer!!
rizab519 1 year ago
Really proffessional :) I can only play a little organ. Well done :D
idoffflute 1 year ago
jesus... and i thought a regular piano was hard =0
ElijahDTF 1 year ago 10
Well there is a wealth of comments that I agree with, but I must say that I totally missed the herniated pauses interjected into the pulse of the music when stops are changed. Did you miss that lesson? Well I have to say I am extremely glad that you did. Fine musicianship and technique. I look forward to hearing and seeing more. Bob
winningbyrd 1 year ago
bravo! Such great texture, all the distinct yet well-layered sounds leaping out of that one organ, alive!
anon69 1 year ago
Great work! Good technique, great registration and plenty of attitude!
If you haven't researched it yet, check out the music from Young Frankenstein, the musical. Even better than The Producers.
OrganCat 1 year ago
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flyurway 1 year ago
Great job, Jonathan. See you at Pittsburgh OHS?
frippl 1 year ago
Brilliant!
mailbroad 1 year ago
Fantastic! What an art!
pacimage 1 year ago
Very fun! I like the keyboard view.
robcat2075 1 year ago
Superb. You hit all the peaks, captured all the nuances, and it's fully organistic. Now that's how to use the instrument!
MrKipW 1 year ago
Bravo!
Ropieroo 1 year ago
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What type of Keyboard is that? It's amazing!
NintendoSpoofer 1 year ago
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NintendoSpoofer 1 year ago
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What type of keyboard is that? It's amazing!
NintendoSpoofer 1 year ago
@NintendoSpoofer Its a vintage Wurlitzer Theatre pipe organ. They were built from the early 1900s through to the early 1930s.
bmhall100 1 year ago
What type of keyboard is that? It's amazing!
NintendoSpoofer 1 year ago
Not pushing the cresendo. Just has his foot on the expression. You can clearly see the crosendo pedal on the right and its never touched. Its just volume increasing. It appears there may be 2nd touch on the manual he's using. He also adds a major 7th chord.
GEU30CG 1 year ago
Not pushing the cresendo. Just has his foot on the expression. You can clearly see the crosendo pedal on the right and its never touched. Its just volume increasing. It appears there may be 2nd touch on the manual he's using. He also adds a major 7th chord.
GEU30CG 1 year ago
Not pushing the cresendo. Just has his foot on the expression. You can clearly see the crosendo pedal on the right and its never touched. Its just volume increasing.
GEU30CG 1 year ago
How was the run done at 4:27 without moving your hands?
Really well done. Amazing.
ShandyHall 1 year ago
@ShandyHall thats the cresendo building up, if you notice, jonathan puts his foot onto the cresendo pedal at the right and pushes it forward
bmhall100 1 year ago
Nice job! So that is what the Boston Metropolitan/Portland Organ Grinder console looks like these days!
Nice performance of a fun tune!
KPO6859 2 years ago
Oh Hitler...
MegaMozartfan 2 years ago
Bravo !
MontieVA 2 years ago
Great choice of music and brilliant performance!!! Thanks for posting
jkmek99 2 years ago
Although I am a conservative, do you think you can do one of "Prop. 8 the Musical" (excluding the scene with Jesus Chirst).
dacatholicbandorgan 2 years ago
Better yet how about the Hunting Song by Tom Lerher.:)
ChristainPatriot01 2 years ago
@dacatholicbandorgan
Why exclude the Jesus scene?
Truth hurt a bit too much?
Verbeke1992 2 years ago
No just trying to keep the peace between people. This is not a political debate.
dacatholicbandorgan 2 years ago
Why is it called Springtime for Hitler?
ECOWarrior100 2 years ago
@ECOWarrior100 Search engine that on youtube and you'll find out.
dacatholicbandorgan 2 years ago
Because that is the name of the piece. It is from Mel Brooks' "The Producers" Broadway/Film musical.
daveorgans 2 years ago
Sweet!! I love it!!!
Organsk8er 2 years ago
Excellent performance of a great tune. Well done. I started work on "The Producers" numbers myself recently after buying the book a couple of years ago then shying away from it. I think most of the numbers from the show are excellent for theatre organ work.
I am certain I will never achieve your excellent standard.
You also seem extremely familiar with that organ and it shows in your playing confidence and ability to place feet and hands all over the place at exactly the right time.
craigkeller1966 2 years ago
WOW! Super in every way!!!
shorttim77 2 years ago
Great orchestration, great registration, great dexterity in playing. Superb. You have really made the instrument live up to its name as an Unit Orchestra!
Thank you and regards!
dlanodsknib 2 years ago
Great use of the organ on an ideally theatrical tune from the Mel Brooks tour de farce The Producers. You can almost see the pretzel bustiers onstage and the dropped jaws in the audience. Its the closest moment in the play to the con men getting away with their scam, just before it all goes bad for them. Nice evocation of the overhead/June Taylor dancers at about 3:00.
Next stop - the slammer for "Prisoners Of Love". Congratulations you now own 110%... Great job!
klavier1us 2 years ago
Nicely done, as always
Fozzymaple 2 years ago
ive been waiting for someone to make a theater organ rendition of this song. I was actually looking online last night for this lol how funny that youd post it today lol. I'm just waiting... you should do a whole medley of music from the producers it would be great.
Caflicboy128 2 years ago
that's SOOOO awesome.... this was gonna be my next music project, haha.
DiapasonDiva 2 years ago